What a word equation shows

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1. What an atom is
2. What an element is
3. What a molecule is
4. What a compound is
5. How they all fit together
6. Why elements have symbols
7. Symbols from the English name
8. Symbols of the metals
9. Symbols that come from Latin
10. What a word equation shows
11. Making sodium chloride
12. Making water and carbon dioxide
13. Making copper oxide and aluminium oxide
14. Finding the elements in a compound
15. Elements in jewellery and medals
16. Elements in construction and electricity
17. Elements the body needs
18. Reading a packaging label